Gallagher v. McBride

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff was a grocer in Jersey City. He had supplied Dr. McBride, the brother of *362the defendant, with groceries and meat until 1894, when the doctor died, leaving a widow and five infant children. The defendant was appointed guardian for these children. The-plaintiff called on the defendant in regard to continuing to deal with the widow. McBride testified to the effect that he thought he could use the infants’ estate to pay bills for groceries and meat furnished to the family of the doctor. He wrote a letter to the plaintiff,…